Why is the football world so homophobic?
GAYLES.TV.- Madrid. Year 2016. FC Barcelona y Sevilla are disputing the end of the Copa del Rey and a player yells «Marica»To the collegiate. Luckily, the referee put it on record and Carriço was expelled. But how many attitudes homophobic they are not sanctioned For some inexplicable reason the world of sport in general and that of football in particular remain impervious to reality. Apparently no player of the Spanish league is gay. If we multiply the 20 teams that compete for an average of 20 players per squad (doing quick and bad calculations) 400 players leave. Applying the maximum that the 10% of the population is gay some would leave 40 gay players. But it turns out that no one leaves the closet. Why this mystery?
Just a month ago I was surprised by the news that a Spanish referee had come out of the closet. The hero in question was Jesus Tomillero, a 21-year-old from Cádiz who appeared in all the newspapers for being the first Spanish referee to openly declare his homosexuality. «The goal is going to get it in the ass" Y "You're a fagot, after which you'll get fed up to eat cocks»Are some of the insults Tomillero received. These homophobic attacks precipitated his withdrawal from arbitration just fifteen days later. In a statement to The Confidential He said: «I am in a moment of ups and downs, it is complicated. I would love to continue, but will only do it if I have the support of the institutions. My aspiration is even to be able to reach the First Division, but right now I have no support, especially from the Andalusian Federation. They have been in office for too many years and the batteries are not working.
Perhaps the case of Tomillero is an example of why players are not visible. The machista environment of soccer and the tension of the masses have made the exception into normality. In such a virile world, teasing is directed at the easiest target. Just a few months ago the treatment of the supposed homosexuality of Cristiano Ronaldo it was more of the same. And it is not a minor issue since players are often the benchmarks on which future generations are inspired. It is necessary that gay sportsmen come out of the closet. Who will be the first footballer to do it?
Source: The Confidential, Weloba, El País, The Spanish
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